Qarmatian
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Arabic قَرْمَطِيّ (qarmaṭiyy, “one who writes in small letters”) + -ian.
Noun
[edit]Qarmatian (plural Qarmatians)
- (historical) A member of a religious group combining elements of the Ismaili Shi'i branch of Islam with Persian mysticism, founded by Hamdan Qarmat and centered in eastern Arabia, where they attempted to establish a utopian republic in 899 CE.